Joint Special Council/BFPD
04/17/23 06:00 PM
Engineering
Fidel Martinez
Grant
Doc ID: 5341
AGENDA ITEM
AGENDA MATTER:
ACCEPTANCE OF CALIFORNIA AUTOMATED PERMIT PROCESSING (CALAPP) PROGRAM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Staff is recommending that the Council approve the acceptance of the California Automated Permit Processing (CalApp) Program in the amount of $40,000 for the automated solar permitting system training.
DISCUSSION:
Senate Bill 379 was signed in September 2022 and essentially requires most California cities and counties to implement an online, automated permitting platform, such as SolarAPP+, that verifies code compliance in real time for a residential solar energy system and a residential energy storage system paired with a residential solar energy system. Primary training will be for the Building Department and supporting services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Authorize staff to accept the sub-recipient award of the FY2022/2023 grant in the amount of $40,000 and authorize the expenditure appropriation in the amount of $40,000 to expenditure account 217.217.217.07.747 Grant reimbursement will be credited to revenue account 217.615.166.623 RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Authorize staff to accept the reimbursement grant award for FY2022/2023 year in the amount of $40,000 and authorize the expenditures for training and implementation purposes as described in the fiscal impact portion of the staff report.